Smoke detector alarm triggers residential fire response, Gettysburg PA


Fire department responded to a residential fire alarm near Meade Drive after a smoke detector sounded in the hallway. The homeowner reported no visible smoke or fire. Batteries were removed from one detector but another was still chirping and the source was unknown.
Audio|Source: Adams County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Box 1[1], Mountjoy Township, near Meade Drive, between Heritage Drive,
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for a residential fire alarm, engine one to traffic one, use Ops 2[2], 1559.
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Ms. 51-51 to Marius Medical Center class three.
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Okay, 1559.
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Box 3310. Oxford Township, near Harmony Drive at Harmony Bridge Apartments East for commercial fire alarm.
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Engine 332, engine 14, truck 33, Mickey, 54, 21, Ops 3, 1,600.
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I'm Stephanie 1 to responder.
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Okay,
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31, Ops 2[2], 1,600.
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133 is around.
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System 33, ops 3, 1600.
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Adams under 1-2-3.
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The engine 1-2-0-3.
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Section 1-2-3, ops-2-1601.
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The Deputy 1.
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Good.
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71, you're responding to near Meade Drive Cross Street of Heritage Drive.
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Caller is the homeowner.
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She is advising the smoke detector in the hallway was sounding.
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Her daughter took it down, took the batteries out of it.
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It is playing on the table now.
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There is still something chirping in the hallway.
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They're not sure where it is coming from.
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They do not see any flames or smoke.
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Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Box 1: Box alarm number identifying a specific response area/assignment
[2]
Ops 2: Operations Channel 2 (assigned tactical radio channel for the incident)
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Near Meade Dr, Gettysburg, PA 17325
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